PSS SINCAL - Multi - User

PSS®SINCAL
Multi User Project Management

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PSS®SINCAL – Master Database
The Master Database makes it possible for multiple users to work on a network simultaneously. The Master Database
works similar to a source control system and centrally manages the changes of the different users. Users can still do the
actual editing in local databases assigned to them, and these can be synchronized with the Master Database.
Concept of the Master Database
The Master Database can be generated from any PSS SINCAL network. This network is simply converted to a Master
Database and individual users (called clients) make changes to a copy of the network. This allows maximum flexibility in
planning tasks, since no limits are placed on the users still working as with a normal PSS SINCAL network.
Special synchronization functions with conflict management are used to transfer changes made by the users to the global
Master Database. This assures that the data in both the Master Database and in the local client databases remain
consistent.
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Concept of the Master Database (cont.)
The basic philosophy behind the PSS SINCAL Master Database is the optimistic administration of data versions. The
advantages of this system are independent editing of the network by the user, the mobility of the data, and the unlimited
use of the local data by PSS SINCAL.
To assure data consistency, variant information cannot be used in the Master Database. The client database, on the other
hand, has all the normal PSS SINCAL functions including variant management.
Note the following: To work with a Master Database, you need a "proper" RDBMS, since large amounts of data need to be
managed. This means the Master Database is stored either in Microsoft SQL Server or in ORACLE. You cannot use
Access and SQLite.

Accessing the Master Database
The PSS SINCAL User Interface accesses the Master Database. The program provides functions for connecting to the
data in the Master Database, synchronizing the data and disconnecting from the Master Database.

Accessing the Master Database (cont.)
• Creating a Connection : This function transfers a replication of the internally consistent data from the Master
Database to the new client database. This is like a snapshot of the Master Database.
• Disconnecting :This method permanently removes an existing connection between Master Database. You
cannot reconnect to the Master Database.
• Publishing Changes :You need to merge different data (replication), if different people are working on this data
simultaneously. This is done to match the data being worked on at separate locations at the same time.
• Updating Changes :This transfers any changes in data at the Master Database to the client database.
Conflict Management
Conflict management assures data consistency in the client databases and in the Master Database. The individual data are
synchronized to prevent inconsistent data. In conflict management, the "server wins" principle is always true. This means
that any changes at the COM server in the Master Database are given preferential treatment. If there are any conflicts, the
modifications in the client database will always be thrown out. This guarantees consistency in the Master Database.

User Administration in the Master Database
PSS SINCAL User Administration determines how the Master Database and the client databases are accessed. PSS
SINCAL has the following authorization levels:
• Administrator : Administrators have completely unlimited access to the Master Database. They can also create new
users and have special functions for administering any modifications made by users. Only administrators can release
data modified by one user for other users.
• Normal User : Normal users have the right to return any modifications to the Master Database. The administrator
can then approve them for access by all the other users.
• Guest : Guests are limited to read-only access. They can, of course, transfer the data from the Master
Database to a client database, but they cannot return any data.
Connect creates the connection to the Master Database. To connect, the user needs to register with a name and a
password.

General Process of Master Database Usage
Transferring modifications from a client database to the Master Database is a multi-stage process.
• Users first need to log on to the Master Database with a name and a password.
• Then they use publish function to transfer changes from the client database to the Master Database.
• Changes made by users are stored in the Master Database, but other users still cannot access them.
• To transfer the changes permanently to the Master Database so all the users can access them, a user with
administrator rights first has to use Publish All to transfer the changes permanently to the Master Database.
• All the client databases can now use the Refresh function to access the user’s changes that have been approved by the
administrator.

Functions for the Administrator - Convert to Master Database
Click File – Master Database – Convert to Master Database to convert an existing network (without variants) or an empty
stored network into a Master Database. An additional prerequisite is that the network is not based on an Access or a
SQLite database. PSS SINCAL displays the following dialog box:
Enter the user information (User name and Password) for the administrator of the Master Database in the dialog box.
Click OK to close the dialog box, convert the network into a Master Database and create the administrator. From this time
on, the Master Database can be administered (User administration, etc.) and users with a client database can be
connected.

Functions for the Administrator – Master Database Administration
Click File – Master Database – Master Database Administration in the

menu to open a view where you can administer the Master Database.
Active View :This section shows whether the network is displayed as a

Master View or a Preview. In the Active Publications section you can select the
Preview action.
Active Publications:This section lists client user’s publications that still have
not been approved. They first need to be checked by an administrator and
released. Each publication is shown in one line.
User Administration: This section is for user administration. Users are
defined according to their roles (Administrator, user, read only).
Connected Databases: This lists all the connected client databases. Client
databases currently linked to the Master Database are listed in lines at the
bottom of the page. This shows which user created the connection, when the
data were last refreshed or published, or whether the Master Database has
been blocked for this client.
Functions for the Administrator – Publishing by the Administrator
File – Master Database – Publish in the menu is used to transfer any

changes in the network to the Master Database. The following dialog box
opens.
Login Credentials displays the current login information (User name and
Password). You can enter a Name and a Comment about the publication in
the Comment section. Click OK to close the dialog box and release any
changes in the Master Database for all users.
Caution: Publication by an administrator in the Master Database releases

these changes directly for all users. This means the changes are published
without actually being rechecked in the Master Database Administration.

Functions for the User - Connect to Master Database
This connects an empty network to the Master Database. Click File – Master Database – Connect to Master Database in
the menu to display the following dialog box.
This dialog box can be used to select the Master Database to which the connection should be made.
To proceed, you need to enter the client’s login information (User name and Password).
Press OK to confirm the login information. When the verification is successful, the last valid state of the Master Database is
transferred to the client database.

Functions for the User – Publishing by the User
File – Master Database – Publish is used to transfer any changes in the

network to the Master Database. The following dialog box opens.
Login Credentials displays the current login information (User name and
Password). Users with read-only status can change the user and release their
changes.
The section at the bottom has a Name and optionally a Comment for the
publication.
Click OK to close the dialog box and transfer any changes to the Master
Database where they can be checked and published by the administrator.

Functions for the User - Others
Refresh
Click File – Master Database – Refresh to transfer publications approved by the administrator to the client database.
Reload
Click File – Master Database – Reload to load all the current data in the Master Database to the client database. This
throws out any modifications in the client database.
Preview from Master Database

This function lets the user call up an overview of all the changes in the master database since the last reload. This means
the user can have an overview of the existing conditions before reloading and synchronizing any changes in the Master
Database.
Click File – Master Database – Preview from Master Database in the menu to display a dialog box for entering a user
name and password. After successful login, PSS SINCAL displays a window with status information for the Master
Database.

Functions for the User – Preview from Master

Database (cont.)
Published tasks from Master Database displays

all the published tasks defined since the last
reloading.
Pending and refused tasks from User displays

the user’s last publication or eventually any refused
tasks.
Disconnect from Master Database
File – Master Database – Disconnect from

Master Database in the menu removes the
connection between a client database and the
Master Database. You can no longer reconnect to
the Master Database.
Configuration and Use of the Master Database

Procedure for Master Database Administrator

Procedure for Master Database Administrator (cont.)

Procedure for Master Database Users

Procedure for Master Database Users (cont.)

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Concept of the Master Database (cont.)

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Accessing the Master Database

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Accessing the Master Database (cont.)

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User Administration in the Master Database

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General Process of Master Database Usage

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Functions for the Administrator – Master Database Administration

Click File – Master Database – Master Database Administration in the

Active View :This section shows whether the network is displayed as a

Functions for the Administrator – Publishing by the Administrator

File – Master Database – Publish in the menu is used to transfer any

Caution: Publication by an administrator in the Master Database releases

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Published tasks from Master Database displays

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Disconnect from Master Database

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